Dividing Fractions
1/3 Divided by 2/5
5/6
3/4 + 1/2 = 1 1/4
1/2 * 3/4 = 3/8
Mrs. J has 5 pounds of clay for art class. if she wants to divide them into 1/3 pond pieces, how many pieces will she have?
15 or 15/1
3/4 - 1/4 = 2/4 = 1/2
5/6 - 1/3 = 3/6 = 1/2
1/2 * 3/4 = 12/35
Ms Couchon has 15 square yards in her garden. She wants to break the garden up into 1/4 square yard sections. How many sections will she have?
60 sections
8/10 + 1/10 = 9/10
3/4 + 2/3 = 17/12 = 1 5/12
10/11 * 4/5 = 40/55
Mr. B has 27 apples. He wants to split them up into 1/5 slices. how many slices will he have?
135 slices
6 1/12 - 3 1/12 = 3
7 4/5 - 2 1/4 = 5 11/20
17/20 * 3/4 = 51/80
Mr. C has 543 pizzas. He wants to split them into 1/8 slices. How many slices will he have?
4344 slices of pizza
6 8/13 + 2 6/13 = 9 1/13
3 14/20 + 1/2 = 3 24/20 = 4 4/20= 4 1/5
5/10 * 2/3 = 10/30 = 1/3